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Ellington, music, and color

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A lesson plan for Grades 6–8 Music Education

Provider: The Kennedy Center-ArtsEdge

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6–8
Provider
The Kennedy Center-ArtsEdge

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At the close of the twentieth century, Duke Ellington stands as one of the era' s greatest and most prolific composers. Ellington's musical artistry using his orchestra as his medium created harmonies, tonal colorings, and rhythms that were startling in their originality, yet essentially American. Students, feel free to play with the lessons here and see what you discover about the composer whose name is synonymous with Swing, Jazz, and the Big Band Sound. Teachers, these interactive lessons about Duke Ellington's musical genius were developed for the middle-level music student by MENC: The National Association for Music Education. Each lesson helps you guide your students to many of the goals set forth in the National Standards for Music Education. These National Standards, listed at the end of the For Teachers section, identify what our country's children must know and be able to do in the arts and offer a framework for an arts education that benefits both student and society as it cultivates the whole child.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Music Education (2001)

Grade 6

  • Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
    • Objective 6.01: Identify specific music events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.
    • Objective 6.02: Identify elements of music in aural examples representing diverse genres and cultures.
    • Objective 6.05: The learner will evaluate music and music performances.
  • Goal 7: The learner will evaluate music and music performances.
    • Objective 7.03: Identify and describe how interacting musical elements impact one's feelingful response to music.
  • Goal 9: The learner will understand music in relation to history and culture.
    • Objective 9.01: Identify the distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures.
    • Objective 9.02: Describe how elements of music are used in various exemplary musical compositions.
    • Objective 9.03: Compare across several cultures of the world and in history, the functions of music, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically performed.
    • Objective 9.04: Show respect for music from various cultures and historical periods.

Grade 7

  • Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
    • Objective 6.01: Discuss specific musical events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.
    • Objective 6.02: Discuss elements of music in aural examples representing diverse genres and cultures.
    • Objective 6.05: Show respect while listening to and analyzing music.
  • Goal 7: The learner will evaluate music and music performances.
    • Objective 7.03: Identify and describe how interacting musical elements impact one's feelingful responses to music.
  • Goal 9: The learner will understand music in relation to history and culture.
    • Objective 9.01: Discuss the distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures.
    • Objective 9.02: Identify various exemplary musical compositions and discuss characteristics that cause each work to be considered exemplary.
    • Objective 9.03: Compare across several cultures of the world and in history functions of music, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically performed.
    • Objective 9.04: Show respect for music from various cultures and historical periods.

Grade 8

  • Goal 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music.
    • Objective 6.01: Describe and explain specific musical events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.
    • Objective 6.02: Analyze elements of music in aural examples representing diverse genres and cultures.
    • Objective 6.05: Show respect while listening to and analyzing music.
  • Goal 7: The learner will evaluate music and music performances.
    • Objective 7.03: Identify and describe how interacting musical elements impact one's feelingful responses to music.
  • Goal 9: The learner will understand music in relation to history and culture.
    • Objective 9.01: Describe and explain the distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures.
    • Objective 9.02: Classify various exemplary musical compositions and discuss the characteristics that cause each work to be considered exemplary.
    • Objective 9.03: Compare in several cultures of the world and in history the functions music serves, roles of musicians, and conditions under which music is typically performed.
    • Objective 9.04: Show respect for music from various cultures and historical periods.